Eduard Riecke

German physicist (1845-1915)
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Summary

Eduard Riecke was born on December 1, 1845[1], in Stuttgart[2]. He died on June 11, 1915[3], in Göttingen[4]. He worked as a physicist[5] and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (73 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: German Empire[8]
  • Field of work: experimental physics[9]
  • Employer: University of Göttingen[10]
  • Educated at: University of Tübingen[11], University of Göttingen[12]
  • Doctoral advisor: Wilhelm Eduard Weber[13]
  • Award received: honorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)[14]
  • Member of: Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities[15], German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina[16]
  • Sex or gender: male[17]
  • Family name: Riecke[18]
  • Given name: Eduard[19]
  • Described by source: BEIC Digital Library[20], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21], Physicists: Biographical Dictionary[22]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: German[23]
  • Name in native language: Carl Viktor Eduard Riecke[24]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[25]
  • P14927: 116532726[26]

Why It Matters

Eduard Riecke is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

FAQs

Where was Eduard Riecke born?

Eduard Riecke was born in Stuttgart[2].

Where did Eduard Riecke die?

Eduard Riecke passed away in Göttingen[4].

What did Eduard Riecke do for work?

Eduard Riecke worked as a physicist[5] and university teacher[6].

Where did Eduard Riecke go to school?

Eduard Riecke was educated at University of Tübingen[11] and University of Göttingen[12].

What awards did Eduard Riecke receive?

Honors received include honorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)[14].

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  3. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [12] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . deutsche-biographie.de. Retrieved . deutsche-biographie.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . deutsche-biographie.de. Retrieved . deutsche-biographie.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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